Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1847 13695 17443 Osprey 2 13 65 Bald Eagle 3 55 176 Northern Harrier 5 31 163 Sharp-shinned Hawk 115 796 2426 Cooper's Hawk 2 40 177 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 10 28 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 40922 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 113 299 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 19 94 466 Merlin 1 6 27 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 23 Unknown Accipiter 0 9 29 Unknown Buteo 0 3 17 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 5 14 50 Total: 2000 14891 62318 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Raburn Howland Visitors: Rodney Laura, Jim Lynch, Justin Otani, Russell Conard and a few others. Weather: >From start to finish, there were blue skies, moderate temperatures and strong wind out of the southwest. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures continued to make their way south and Sharp-shinned Hawks were moving in the morning. When the wind strengthened in the afternoon, significantly fewer raptors were seen. Non-raptor Observations: Not much going on non-raptor-wise. Predictions: Mostly sunny with highs in the low 50s and light north wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (jonathanjst...@gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The primary site used by the Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and it's Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. A secondary site, the Headquarters of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area is used during certain wind conditions. When staffing is available, both sites can be used at the same time. The season begins on the first day of September and concludes on the final day of November. For details and directions, log on to www.drhawkwatch.org Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
